This blog is a space for me to share the wonders of parenthood, my experiences with my twin toddler boys, my new little baby, and my big baby – my husband!

A colorful Diwali

The kids are now getting all geared up for the festival of lights. We went lantern shopping day before and the boys picked out a gorgeous purple lantern, a lovely silver star lantern and a string of fairy lights. Came home and set it all up and it was well worth it when I saw the look on the boys faces. Who knew that 2 pretty lanterns and a string of light could lead to so much excitement and joy. The boys enjoyed watching the lanterns sway with the breeze and cast colorful shadows on the off white drawing room curtains.

We also did diya painting two evenings in a row. The boys loved painting the little mud lamps. While we started out painting with brushes, they quickly abandoned the brushes and used their fingers. The feel of the paint against the slightly grainy mud light seemed to be fun and they were quickly done with all 12 that I had bought. “No more???” they asked. So we went and bought some more diyas yesterday. This time Amu joined us too. We had to be careful since we were using arylic but luckily Amu did not choose to ingest any.

Am posting a few pics. Will work on rangoli tomorrow.

Oh…and as an aside…we made paint with jello and cornflour today…AWESOME! Amu had so much fin in the bath with it. Posting a couple of pics of that too…looks a little bloody because the jello was a bright red..but super slimy and squooshy! He was laughing with glee through his bath!

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About myfourboysandme

Mom - a word that defines me...
I smell of oats, johnson's and home baked cookies
I am pink, purple, green and orange and so is the floor my kids color on.
Flour on my clothes and a brush in my pocket, my glasses bent out of shape and smudged with tiny fingerprints.
I can't remember the date but i know almost 40 pictures books by heart.
I wake up humming 'wheels on the bus'and i talk with my fingers and eyes and mouth.
My bag carries band aids, napkins, wipes, crayons, papers, candy and sometimes my wallet.
I know all the parks and very few of the restaurants in my neighborhood.
Most of my shopping is diapers, books and paints
My phd certificate lies in a roll, the frame now contains an abstract work of art by two year olds and i am prouder of that piece of paper.
mom - a word that defines me!